Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-10

nolnsenolu was conIOrtleES. IL was something
new not 10 be comfortable. Matters went
from bad to worse between them. Once he
had said impatiently:
@What in thunder Is this mess cook.
brought fnf Do you call that coffee, MyraI
wonder why you never have anything Git 70
eat in thshonseF EItF. .f1'l
Perhaps, Like man, this strong young fel.
low would not have noticed that other things
were so slouchy, II the household had hap
pened to have good cook. But tho tender
point Of the masculine gender Is its stomach.
"When you married me, who'd thought
you'd ever been so cross. You would marry
me. And now you're always grumbling, and
me not at all welll Boo-hoo-hoo!n remarks
Mrs Dumoray.
He pushed back from the table and strobe
out Of the room. Myra sent for mamma
They counseled together When the male
monster returned both women wore an air Of
martyrlike resignation that exasperated him
beyond measure.
1t went on so for days and months. What
might have been expected from the self will
and undisciplined temper of Philip Dumorayl
de was moody and half savage at home.
Myra would shut herself up and sulk and cry
for hours. Mamma was there to protect her
darling, and perhaps 1t was well she was at
times. Phllip was sincerely fond of his little
boys, That much at least is to be said for
him. He amused himself and them every
day. One afternoon he missed them.
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no,
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retroot Tho rno,nant bo woe o,+ of A., - "
the oLused r,ifo driafl her eyeS ord sot ia
unripbt Pbilin won,Iorol oir,Iassl,, ~ ~ tLo
park and sat down restless ond ill., SI0
WAS all married nconIe,s life lie tbis1 pn.
bo had had his own Wv - ~ @ s-ns' rO p;O
marriare had becn ono of tbooo c,sos -.
oll n Mans hast triauSa I ~ e'ises wherein
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back and see him make an ass OF himself.
ana Wfale ne was muslng on matrlmony, he
saw bright little phaeton flash by. Inside
OF 1t was his wife, gay and pretty, chatting
WIN one whose poil0e at1ehtlons were not
compliment to lady, married or single. He
went home III fury. When presently the
wife in all her poodle dog prettlness came
back q scene took place which 1t will bequite
es well not to repeat.
1t may be mentioned that similar scenes
followed. The discord became common talk.
Everybody took the part of the wife. Was
she not sweet, pretty, childlike creature,
whom no one could help loving. A man who
would mistreat her was brute and
O monster. Who would blame her if she
did seek little relief from the wretchedness
at home? There was no lack of those who did
not like Philip. His imperious temper and
naughty frankness had not tended to draw
friends around him. By degrees he got the
name of a tyrannical husband and bad man.
He heard the whispers about himself. He
saw his wife flirting openly with fops and
rakes. He became young fellow fit for des-
perateness.
One evening he came home earlier than
usual. The light burned low in his wifes
parlor He looked IN. Inc man whom he
had seen riding in the park with Myra was
there His arm was about her, he was mur-
muring low words in her ear, her head was
on his shoulder.
Philip was like tiger. With one hand ne
gripped his wifes arm, and hung her against
the wall. He took her companion by the
throat, before he had time 10 recover trom
his first daze de throttled nm until ne was
purple, and threw MN OUT tne door, ana down
the steps. he was giant
Then lie clasped MS hands 10 MS temples,
and sat down to think. A crumpled rose
colored object against tue wall attracted MS
sight. 1t was his wife lying there lnsensiole,
in the gay dress she had worn TO receive that
man.
he had lald Vloient nanhs Oh Wohian'
Myra was in dead faint. He gathered
her up and carried her 10 her pea. ne senV
for the doctor. When sne recovered con-
Sciousness, and her eyes 1en on MN, she
tainted once more, She was Ill for many
months.
From that night she never could endure the
sight OF her husband. he wandered aoout
rs one accursed. Her SIDE OF the story got
abroad. Philip never told his side, he was as
proud as Julius Caesar a.-
His wife hated him with steady nate IL
was surprising that creature SO swallow ana
tickle could cherish O passion so deep and |